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英语学业考春考
2014年上海市普通高中学业水平考试
考生注意:
英语试卷
1.本试卷共8页,满分100分,考试时间90分钟。
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试卷包括选择题和非选择题两种题型。
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-17小题、28-48小题)的作答必须全部涂写在答题纸上相应的区域。
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(第4-7小题、18-27小题、49-57小题及写作部分)的作答必须写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的位置。
I.ListeningComprehension(共10分)SectionA(共6分,每小题2分)
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillhearoneshortpassage,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsonthepassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions1through3arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
1.A.Togiveanimalsahome.B.Toseekpleasure.
C.Tocreateapubliczoo.D.Tostudyanimals.
2.A.Theyarebiggerinsize.B.Morespecialanimalsarekeptthere.C.Theyaremorenature-like.D.Morebabyanimalsarebornthere.
3.A.Thedevelopmentofzoos.B.Theoriginofzoos.C.Thefounderofzoos.D.Thevarietyofzoos.
SectionB(共4分,每小题1分)
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillhearoneconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks4through7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachblank.
TheIceHotel
Location:
In4,insidetheArcticCircle
Openingtime:
fromNovemberthroughFebruary
Features:
.madeoficeand5.
.40℃outsideand6℃inside
Activities:
.goskiing
.seetheNorthern7
Price:
$400pernight
II.GrammarandVocabulary(共30分)SectionA(共10分,每小题1分)
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
8.Thetwosistersweresobusylastnightthatofthemhadtimetolookafterthebaby.
A.eitherB.neitherC.anyD.none9.EriclikesmostaboutShanghaiisprobablyitswidevarietyoffood.
A.ThatB.WhereC.WhichD.What
10.Whetherornotyourrolemodelsarefamous,theyshouldbepeopleworth.
A.tocopyB.tobecopiedC.copyingD.beingcopied
11.Someteenscannotbecontrolledbytheirparents,theparentstryhardtocontrolthem.
A.evenifB.asthoughC.nowthatD.incase
12.Harrytotakeviolinlessonswhenafriendofhisfather’splayedforhim.
A.inspiredB.inspiresC.wasinspiredD.isinspired
13.InthenovelbyPeters,thefilmisbased,themaincharacterisateenager.
A.fromwhomB.withwhomC.onwhichD.inwhich
14.Scientistsarestudyinganimalstolookforprooftheyhavefeelingssimilartoours.
A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.which
15.Intheafternoon,TomandJerrysatsidebyside,howtheycouldsolvethatproblem.
A.discussedB.havingdiscussedC.tohavediscussedD.discussing
16.Someparentsarguethatitistheirjobtogettheirkidsincommunityservice.
A.toinvolveB.involvedC.involvingD.involve
17.Ithinkitisalwaysthepeoplewhohavethesameculturecansharetheirfeelings.
A.whichB.whatC.asD.that
SectionB(共10分,每小题1分)
Directions:
Readthetextbelow.Usethewordgiveninthebracketstoformawordthatfitsinthespace.
Itwasarainymorningtwoyearsago.ShirleyHuxhamwascycling18(gentle)downhill.Asshewavedtoafriend,herbikesliduncontrollablyonthewetroad,throwinghertotheground.“I’dnevereventhoughtofbuyingahelmet,”shesays.Formonthsshewaspartlyparalysed(瘫痪)downherleftsideandstillhas19(healthy)problemstoday.
SomemightthinkthatShirleywasjustunlucky.How20(danger)canitbetofallfromabicycle?
Infact,eachyearonBritain’sroadsmorethan200peoplearekilledandatleast4,000seriouslyinjuredonbicycles.Butthesenumbersdon’ttellthewholestory:
themajorityofthe
21(die)andinjuredwerenotwearinghelmets.
AstudyofbicycleaccidentsintheUSfoundthathelmetscould22(reduction)theriskofseriousheadinjuryby85percent.YetitisestimatedthatinBritain,nomorethanfivepercentofbicycle23(ride)wearhelmets.Whydon’tmorecyclistswear24(they)?
Peoplethinkthathelmetslookfoolish,thatthey’re25(convenient),andthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.
Oneofthewrongideasbicyclistshaveisthatlowerspeedscanputthemat26(little)risk
thanmotorcyclists,whoarelegallyobligedtowearhelmets.Infact,accordingtoaBritishreport,ahigherpercentageofbicycliststhanmotorcyclistssufferheadinjuries.Andtheirinjuriescanbejustassevere.
Helmets,however,canmakeabig27(different).Shirleywasn’tjustunlucky.Ifshehadwornahelmet,shewouldn’thavespentmonthsinhospital.Whytaketherisk?
SectionC(共10分,每小题1分)
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Yougetane-mailfromyourfriend.ItsaysBillGateswillsendyoucashifyoujustclickonacertainWebpage.Yourfriendswearsthisisofficial,andthathisfriendsaysit28.Willyoubelieveit?
Storieslikethatareknownasurbanlegends(传说).Theyarecalledthis29theyarelikeoldcountryfolktales,buttoldinamoderncitycontext.
Whydopeopletellurbanlegends?
Whydolistenersbelievethem?
30istrueofmanylegends,thereisusuallyagrainoftruthinanurbanlegendthatseemstoconfirmit.Thatsmallseedoftruthhelpskeepthestoryalive.31,manyurbanlegendsaremeanttoserveaswarningstochildrenandteens.Thisfactcouldexplainwhyalotofurbanlegendsare32:
Donottakecandyfromstrangers,becauseitmighthavepoisoninit.
Someurbanlegends,however,reflectwhatpeoplewanttobelieve.AfterthedisastrousAsiantsunami(海啸)of2004,forexample,oneheart-warmingtalespreadaroundtheworld.33thestory,elephantsnearaThairesortsensedthatthehugewaveswerecoming.Theyledpeopletohighgroundandwentbackintothefloodwaters34otherpeople.TheDenverPostwasoneofmanynewspapersto35thisstory:
“Elephantsbecamesuperheroes,raisingpeoplewiththeirtrunksandpullingthemfromharm’sway.”Therewereelephantsneartheresort,andtheydidmovetohighergroundasthewavescameashore---butthatisallthat36beconfirmed.Therestiswishfulthinking.
WithquickaccesstotheInternettoday,itiseasytospreadurbanlegends,butitisalsoeasytofightthem.Rememberyourfriend’se-mailmentionedearlier?
37toS,theInternetheadquartersforsortingouttruthfromfiction,andyouwillfinditisfalse.Nexttimeyouhearwhatsoundslikeanurbanlegend,takesometimetostopandthinkandmaybeevendosomeresearch.Thestorymaybetrue,butitmightjustbeanurbanlegend.
28.
A.rises
B.works
C.survives
D.improves
29.
A.because
B.once
C.until
D.unless
30.
A.What
B.That
C.It
D.As
31.
A.Personally
B.Suddenly
C.Previously
D.Actually
32.
A.interesting
B.boring
C.frightening
D.confusing
33.
A.Accordingto
B.Inspiteof
C.Dueto
D.Incaseof
34.
A.rescued
B.torescue
C.havingrescued
D.toberescuing
35.
A.holdup
B.pickup
C.giveup
D.lookup
36.
A.can
B.must
C.shall
D.need
37.
A.Heading
B.Tohead
C.Head
D.Headed
III.ReadingComprehension(共30分)SectionA(共22分,每小题2分)
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
HettyRobinsonlearntallaboutmoneywhenveryyoung.Asachild,shereadthefinancialpagesofthenewspapertoherrichfather.HerfatherdiedwhenHettywas30,andsheinherited$1million.Whensheherselfdiedin1916,sheleftalmost$100milliontohertwochildren.
HettymadehermoneyontheNewYorkstockexchange.Shewasafinancialgenius.ShemademoneysoeasilythatpeoplecalledhertheWitchofWallStreet.Butalthoughshewasoneoftherichestwomenintheworld,shecountedeverycentandspentaslittleaspossible.Shedidn’townahouse,becauseshedidn’twanttopaypropertytaxes.Sosheandherchildrenlivedincheaphotels.
Shespentalmostnothingonclothes,andalwaysworethesamelongblackdress.Shewasheditherself,buttosavesoapsheonlywashedthebottomofthedress,whereittouchedtheground.Otherpeoplehadtheirownoffices,butHettyusedadeskinthebankwhereshekepthermoney,becauseitdidn’tcostanything.Shesatinthebankandatehersandwicheswhilesheboughtandsoldstocksandshares.Ifthebankcomplained,shejustmovedallhermoneytoanotherbank.
Hetty’sfamilypaidthepriceforhermeanness.Whenshewas33shemarriedamillionaire,EdwardGreen,andtheyhadtwochildren.ButGreenlostallhismoney,soshelefthim.Whenherson,Ned,injuredhisknee,Hettydidn’twanttopayforadoctor,soshetookhimtoafreehospitalforpoorpeople.UnfortunatelythedoctorknewHettywasrichandheaskedformoney.Hettyrefusedandtooktheboyaway.Hisleggotworseandtwoyearslaterdoctorsremovedit.
ButeventuallyNedgothisrevenge.Attheageof81Hettyhadanargumentwithashopassistantaboutthepriceofabottleofmilk.Shebecamesoangrythatshehadaheartattackanddied.SoHetty’smeannessfinallykilledher.Nedinheritedhalfhismother’sfortune,andhespentitallonparties,holidaysandexpensivejewe